Screen or storm window



y 20, 1952 J. K. HEILIG 2,597,484

SCREEN OR STORM WINDOW Filed Oct. 15, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 i e i 4 ZNVENTOR BY DMQQW ATTORNEYS y 20, 1952 J. K. HElLlG 2,597,484

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ATTORNEYS Patented May 20, 1952 UNHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE Original application December 28, 1950, Serial No. 203,137. Divided and this application October 15, 1951, SerialNo. 251,258

Claims. (01, 160381) 1 My invention is an improvement in removable lock being. simply beveled at 45, while'the male frames to fit window or door sills and particularly section of the lock is integral with the adjacent adapted for use in framing a closure panel such frame member and consists of a portion, It and as insectscreening or storm windows, the present a portion Ix formed by cutting away the web application being a division of my copending ;5 faces Iw, Fig. 4, and bending the remaining edges application Serial No. 203,137, filed December 28, Ie-as illustrated at It and Ir, Fig. 2, the portion 1950, which discloses an outer frame having sufii- Ia: having a lip thereon as at Iy to receive the ciently wide limits of expansion and contraction outer end of. the portion It. In addition, at that only a comparatively few different sizes of the bend in the portion It, a ridge I2: is provided frames need be stocked for sale since by virtue to insure a tight wedging action as the male of the expansible outer frame the unit need not and female sections are assembled. be measured to size but will automatically con- The channel portion Ia of the members I form to any essentially rectangular sill within serves to secure the screen 2 to the frame I, the its size range, and the inner frame carrying the screen being wedged in the channel Ia. by suitscreening or window glass and fitting within the .15 able rubber, metal, or plastic strips 3, Fig. 1. The outer frame. screen 2, being tightly stretched and held in The principal object of my present invention the channels Ia. byth strips serves to o d is to provide novel and effective joints for the the corner locks in tight engagement so that the corners of the inner and outer frame members. screen and inner frame form a ri sllhassem- Another object yet is to provide a unit which blywhen engaged in a sill will form an insert-tight Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 illustrate an embodiment of engagement therewith. the outer frame 4 of the unit, Figs. 5 and 6 show- Other objects and advantages of my invention ing the inner frame in operative association will become apparent during the following detherewith. The outer frame 4 comprises four scription of the drawings, wherein: channel members 4a, Fig. '7, the ends of which Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the inner frame are P v With p joints to ow showing insect screening in place. members 4a to expand and contract with respect Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the inner to t n e frame A Shown in the frame in a plane parallel to its face. respective p joints to in the d a onally op- Fig. 3 is a sectional view along lin 3 3 of posite corners of the outer frame 4 are adapted Fig. 2. to slip in the same directions.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along line c .4 of The particular embodiment illustrated shows a Fig. 2. slip joint 4b wherein each frame member 4a Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the whole unit as an e rna p o at e end d a ncomplete with inner and outer frames and screent r a p rt at t o h r th rnal p ring. tion being illustrated in Fig. 7 and being merely Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view through the the end of the channel with a fixed P 5 thereunit in a plane parallel to its face. through as shown. The external portion of the Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the sliding end joint 4b consists of a transverse enlargement 4c of an outer frame member. 40 of the sides of the channel at the other end Fig, 3 i a perspective View of a. slip joint from the internal portion, said enlargement in the outer frame corner partially broken providing clearance so that the associated interaway to show the internal structure. nal portion may slide inside the external portion Referring to the drawings, the first four figures at the flared end 40, Fig. 8. illustrate a practical embodiment of the inner The outside edge of the channel at the flared frame I having a closure panel such as an insect end is recessed as at 401 and carries a limit screen 2 mounted therein, although the assembracket 6 secured thereto as by rivets 1, the outer bly may carry a pane of glass rather than a end of the bracket 6 having a crimped down screen. The frame I comprises four members flange 6a adapted to engage the pin 5 and limit which may be of the cross-section shown in Fig. the outward movement of the internal member.

4, including a channel portion Ia and a box-like The internal frame and screen assembly I is tubular body lb. carried inside the channel member 4a of the The corners of the frame members are locked outer frame 4, and a plurality of springs 8 are together as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the end Is provided to maintain the screen assembly I centered in the outer frame 4 and, in addition, to

of the member forming the female section of the yieldably urge the outer frame channel members 4a to expand and tightly engage the window sill wherein the screen is to be placed. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, the springs 8 are anchored to the inner frames I as at 8a to prevent shifting of the springs 8 during use.

In use, the outer frame of the unit is manually contracted, and the unit placed in the window sill. The outer frame is then released so that it expands and fills the window sill snugly, forming an insect-proof seal which, in addition, holds the unit firmly in place.

I do not limit my invention to the exact forms shown in the drawings, for obviously changes may be made within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A jointed closure frame comprising frame members having mitered ends which abut at the joints, each member having an angular cross section and including side portions defining a longitudinal channel, and the side portions of one member at each joint being offset outwardly from the miter to provide a connecting male extension receivable longitudinally in the adjacent end of the other member.

2. A jointed closure frame comprising hollow jointed frame members, each having mitered ends which abut at the joints; each frame member having an angular male section at one end consisting of parallel portions adapted to fit within the end of the adjacent frame member; each male section having parallel portions offset inwardly from the contiguous portions of the adjacent frame member into which itfits; and one of said parallel portions of each male section having an angular lip at its outer end engaged with the outer end of the other parallel portion thereof.

3. In a closure as set forth in claim 2, the 01!- set of the outer parallel portion of each male section forming a ridge to insure tight wedging action with the outer wall of the adjacent frame member when the frame members are assembled.

4. A jointed closure frame comprising hollow jointed frame members, each having mitered ends which abut at the joints; each frame member having an angular male section at one end consisting of parallel portions adapted to fit within the end of the adjacent frame member; each male section having parallel portions offset inwardly from the contiguous portions of the adjacent frame member into which it fits; the side walls connecting the parallel portions of the male sections being cut away; and one of said parallel portions of each male section having an angular lip at its outer end secured to the outer end of the other parallel portion thereof.

5. In a closure as set forth in claim 4, the offset of the outer parallel portion of each male section forming a ridge to insure tight wedging action with the outer wall of the adjacent frame member when the frame members are assembled.

J OHN K. HEILIG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,171,952 Higgin Feb. 15, 1916 1,178,219 Cramer Apr. 4, 1916 1,968,890 Huff Aug. '7, 1934 

